Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Red-headed Flameback

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Red-headed Flameback is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Red-headed Flameback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Thraupidae	Picidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Chrysocolaptes
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager and Red-headed Flameback share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Red-headed Flameback

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Red-headed Flameback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Red-headed Flameback

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway